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Administrator Professional Certification Program

The Professional Certification process is under State Review. In collaboration with AWSP, additional information can be found here. SPU’s Administrator ProCert program availability will be determined and posted on Feb 1, 2017. To receive program and certification updates, join our inquiry list by emailing procert@spu.edu.

SPU offers a ten-month Administrator Professional Certification program for Washington state administrators who are interested in pursuing a Professional Certificate. For your convenience, on-site and online cohorts are formed in areas throughout the state.

Who Should Pursue This Program

If you are a school principal, vice principal, or program administrator who has at least two consecutive years of experience in the role and currently hold a contract for employment in the same district, we invite you to partner with us in your pursuit of Professional Certification. Successful program completion qualifies you for Washington's Administrator Professional Certificate.

Benefits

As a candidate in the Administrator Professional Certification program, you will:

Take part in one of Washington state's leading programs in Administrator Professional Certification and complete a curriculum consistent with the SPU School of Education's mission and NCATE standards.

Enjoy the flexibility ofseminars meeting in regional locations near candidates' schools/districts or online.

Take advantage of the opportunity to earn your Administrator Professional Certificate while enrolled in the SPU Superintendent Certificate Programat no extra cost. (Contact Jason Chivers in SPU's Graduate Admissions at chivej@spu.edu for more information)

Apply three of the six credits earned in the Administrator Professional Certification program to a doctoral education program. Contact your program advisor for information and approval.

Program Components

The SPU Administrator Professional Certificate Program is focused on the following key components:

Implementation of a project designed to positively impact student learning through identification of contextual needs and data analysis.

Presentation of project's impact on student learning, development of leadership knowledge and skills, and future administrative steps.

Program Outline

EDCN 5880: Entry Seminar – 3 credits

The Entry Seminar in the Administrator Professional Certificate Program consists of the following:

Candidate orientation to the Professional Certification benchmarks and processes.

Self-assessment and analysis to determine current leadership competency, areas for growth, and initial development of a professional portfolio.

Development and implementation of an Action Research Project to improve student learning in an area of documented need.

EDCN 5881: Completion Seminar – 3 credits

The Completion Seminar in the Administrator Professional Certificate Program consists of the following:

Completion of professional portfolio and all program requirements demonstrating competency according to Administrator Professional Benchmarks.

Demonstration of a Professional Growth Plan.

Finalization and presentation of Action Research Project to improve student learning.

Getting Started

If you hold a dated Residency Administrator Certificate or Residency Principal Certificate and are currently serving in the role of principal, vice principal, or administrator, we invite you to apply to SPU's Administrator Professional Certificate Program by submitting the following to the Center for Professional Education:

Cost

The total tuition fee of $1,860 is for 6 graduate-level credits. Tuition is due in two installments of $930, with the first payment at registration for EDCN 5880, and the second at registration for EDCN 5881.